Class of 2020 wants colleges and universities to ditch email, viewbooks and non-personalized communications
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NJIT blasts Kean U. architecture school plans; calls proposal duplicative, wasteful
Kean University’s plans to open a school architecture now face opposition from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, which claims the program would be a wasteful duplication and that Kean has failed to seek approvals for the new school.
Researchers ‘appalled’ as EU chief scientist role is axed
Researchers across Europe have expressed dismay at the scrapping of the role of EU Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA).
Outside Experience for All
Brown University launched a major new initiative Thursday aimed at providing internships, research opportunities, and funding to all freshmen, sophomores, and juniors -- particularly those from low-income backgrounds.
UNC faculty wants more input, power over athletes’ academics
UNC-Chapel Hill professors agreed Monday to pursue the idea of writing an ethics code for faculty, while some urged more assertive control of academic decisions regarding athletes.
‘The Ideal and the Real’
A new report from the American Council on Education highlights the challenges involved when U.S. universities establish dual and joint degree programs with institutions abroad.
California private colleges pledge “One More Veteran” enrollment
Signed by Presidents of California independent schools ranging from small liberal arts colleges to large universities, One More Veteran Pledge is a necessary call-to-action to higher education institutions nationwide.
Faculty helps bid to get colleges to shed fuel stocks
Professors at Boston-area colleges are adding their voices to a student-led movement that is pressing higher education institutions to shed investments in fossil fuel companies.
Innovation vs. Gatekeeping
The tension between promoting innovation and new approaches on the one hand and protecting academic quality and federal financial aid funds on the other is at the core of many major issues in higher education
The students who feel they have the right to cheat
Students are often keen to exercise their rights but recently there has been an interesting twist...
